Hmm What To Do...

MTB_Ads
MTB_Ads Posts: 36
edited June 2009 in MTB buying advice
Right I'm in the inital stages of looking for a new FS bike. I'm going to be using it for a mixture of things, trail centres, cross country rides and general freeriding, so basically I'm after a bit of an all mountain bike. Budget is at the lower end, as near to £1000 as possible.

From what I've been looking at so far I'm being drawn to the Giant range of bikes. The Trance X5 has been getting awesome reviews, but from looking at Pauls cycles I see for just under £100 more I can get an 08 Giant Reign 1 which is very tempting...

http://paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b4s1p1733

Opinions, other options?

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  • Shorty12
    Shorty12 Posts: 478
    Cannondale Prophet and
    Specialized pitch pro
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Depends what you mean by freeriding - the Reign is better suited than the trance. Buit will be heavier for general trails and the like.
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  • blablablacksheep
    blablablacksheep Posts: 1,377
    have you considered getting a hardtail?

    I been out riding a bit now and found a lot of the good riders have hardtails not FS, as you be suprised what a decent hardtail can do.

    many of them said tbh that in the UK there is no need for anything bigger than 4"/100mm, and that only need 100mm+when you go downhill or go to places like USA.

    think about what exactly you riding, for roots/rocks/ and most decents a decent hardtail can do, also means much better value.

    example, lots of guys i seen with boardman PRO hardtail with the reba race forks..sweet bike..
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    There are some really rough places in the Uk though - Stainburn, Wharncliffe, and a few of the Scottish places.
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  • Mr Wu
    Mr Wu Posts: 1,238
    Shorty12 wrote:
    Cannondale Prophet and
    Specialized pitch pro

    Neither of which are available anymore..
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  • 40427
    40427 Posts: 119
    Talkin o ruff places anyone considered the ruffest dh track there is hmmmm now what was it called hmmm could it be fort william but seriously ive got pretty ruff areas round me and i live in coney hall slash keston.
  • uk_mr_brownstone
    uk_mr_brownstone Posts: 343
    40427 wrote:
    Talkin o ruff places anyone considered the ruffest dh track there is hmmmm now what was it called hmmm could it be fort william but seriously ive got pretty ruff areas round me and i live in coney hall slash keston.

    what?

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